Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2022-11-09

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 9
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
666 head
▲ 143 vs last sale 523▲ 29 vs year ago 637 · +4.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 74▼ 18 vs year ago 51 · −35.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 15▼ 23 vs year ago 27 · −85.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 lower and those over 600 lbs. were steady. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded unevenly steady. The weaned, preconditioned calves of all classes saw good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls were 4.00-6.00 lower on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.73/cwt on 282 head.
Average price
$165.73
282 head · 619 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,027
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.84
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2622168.021,045260
Medium and Large 2-3593138.6482322
One grade step is worth $29.38/cwt here — about $222 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale282 hd
165.73
—
KY average23 barns · 6,544 hd
167.56
−1.84
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,72289.491,5415thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19464.127659thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56863.539965thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96854.6953010

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,255$7501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)843$6502thin

Every lot

87 lots · USDA AMS · Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382177.35/cwt170.00–188.006775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy393204.00/cwt204.00–204.008023
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395163.00/cwt163.00–163.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400135.00/cwt135.00–135.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437178.95/cwt169.00–182.0078211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477172.09/cwt160.00–175.0082119
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490155.00/cwt155.00–155.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495182.50/cwt182.50–182.5090311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3513132.86/cwt125.00–144.006825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528171.34/cwt160.00–175.0090533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570166.64/cwt155.00–174.0095032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572179.52/cwt178.00–180.001,02716
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580142.42/cwt133.00–150.008267
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618134.43/cwt125.50–143.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624164.84/cwt155.00–166.001,02920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666158.80/cwt156.00–165.001,05821
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685141.00/cwt141.00–141.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718155.10/cwt146.00–165.001,11414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3747142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764166.85/cwt166.85–166.851,27566
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766143.53/cwt139.00–145.001,0994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2831143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1883
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3865121.01/cwt119.00–123.001,0472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,005125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210170.00/cwt170.00–170.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240135.00/cwt135.00–135.003241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290159.00/cwt159.00–159.004611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3311133.01/cwt130.00–140.004144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321152.89/cwt145.00–159.004919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3376129.09/cwt124.00–134.004855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380148.34/cwt135.00–153.0056413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420124.27/cwt115.00–134.005228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424154.18/cwt145.00–158.0065416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432164.00/cwt164.00–164.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477160.46/cwt160.00–162.007659
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478129.80/cwt121.00–138.006204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481151.21/cwt142.00–157.0072733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525143.35/cwt135.00–153.0075329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525126.50/cwt118.00–132.506647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574150.37/cwt144.00–156.0086335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577135.11/cwt127.00–138.007806
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3611128.03/cwt119.00–134.007825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625147.26/cwt136.00–155.5092019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657134.00/cwt134.00–134.008802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,0566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705131.00/cwt131.00–131.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761140.96/cwt138.00–146.001,0736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-398585.00/cwt85.00–85.008371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205195.00/cwt195.00–195.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220177.50/cwt177.50–177.503911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260175.00/cwt175.00–175.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2302169.49/cwt165.00–171.005124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355188.00/cwt188.00–188.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370133.11/cwt125.00–144.004933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383165.28/cwt152.50–168.006338
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413162.54/cwt158.00–165.006713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3438140.50/cwt140.00–141.006152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473171.00/cwt171.00–171.008094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473133.85/cwt130.00–145.006335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478158.44/cwt150.00–166.0075717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525141.48/cwt130.00–146.007434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2536157.39/cwt151.00–164.008444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558152.75/cwt147.50–156.0085213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582136.75/cwt135.00–138.007964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620129.03/cwt123.00–136.008005
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666131.93/cwt127.00–144.0087919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2707127.82/cwt122.00–133.009045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780122.50/cwt122.00–123.009562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3810115.00/cwt115.00–115.009322
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45877.78/cwt75.00–80.001,1342
Bulls——1,88392.95/cwt91.00–95.001,7502
Bulls——1,930106.00/cwt106.00–106.002,0461
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93052.03/cwt50.00–55.504843
Cows—Lean 85-90%95843.10/cwt40.00–45.004133
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00565.37/cwt62.00–69.006574
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18365.51/cwt62.00–68.007756
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19075.00/cwt75.00–75.008931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22854.51/cwt53.50–55.506692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56863.53/cwt62.00–66.009965
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2843650.00/head650.00–650.006502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,325900.00/head900.00–900.009001

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.